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SCHOOL NEWSLETTER • 18 NOVEMBER 2020 • TERM 4 WEEK 6 This is how we Learn and Live! Term 4 Week 6 Thursday 19 November 2021 Kindergarten Transition Surname P - Z Stage 2 Incursion – 3D 3O 4O 4J Friday 20 November Stage 1 Incursion – 1M 1N 2G 2H Term 4 Week 7 Monday 23 November Stage 1 Incursion – 1B 1D 2FN 2D Tuesday 24 November Stage 2 Incursion – 3W 3R 4C 4R Circus Berserkus (K-2) Interrelate Wednesday 25 November Kindergarten Sound Day Stage 1 Incursion – 1W 1T 2M 2S Thursday 26 November Stage 2 Incursion – 3M 4M 4D Circus Berserkus (Years 3-5) Term 4 Week 8 Monday 30 November Celebration of Learning Days Tuesday 1 December Celebration of Learning Days Stage 2 Incursion – 4W 4L 4B Wednesday 2 December Celebration of Learning Days Last day of Scripture Thursday 3 December Celebration of Learning Days Year 6 Dinner Friday 4 December Stage 1 Incursion – 1MC 2J 2W Term 4 Week 9 Monday 7 December Kindergarten Excellence Assembly Reports go home Tuesday 8 December Stage 1 Excellence Assembly Year 6 Fun Day (Day 1) Wednesday 9 December Stage 2 Excellence Assembly Stage 3 Excellence Assembly Thursday 10 December House Captains Speeches 2021 Term 4 Week 10 Monday 14 December Class Parties Tuesday 15 December Year 6 Fun Day (Day 2) Wednesday 16 December Year 6 Assembly Last day for students Term 4 2020 Important Calendar Dates

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SCHOOL NEWSLETTER • 18 NOVEMBER 2020 • TERM 4 WEEK 6

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Term 4 Week 6

Thursday 19 November 2021 Kindergarten Transition Surname P - Z Stage 2 Incursion – 3D 3O 4O 4J

Friday 20 November Stage 1 Incursion – 1M 1N 2G 2H Term 4 Week 7

Monday 23 November Stage 1 Incursion – 1B 1D 2FN 2D

Tuesday 24 November Stage 2 Incursion – 3W 3R 4C 4R Circus Berserkus (K-2) Interrelate

Wednesday 25 November Kindergarten Sound Day Stage 1 Incursion – 1W 1T 2M 2S

Thursday 26 November Stage 2 Incursion – 3M 4M 4D Circus Berserkus (Years 3-5)

Term 4 Week 8

Monday 30 November Celebration of Learning Days

Tuesday 1 December Celebration of Learning Days Stage 2 Incursion – 4W 4L 4B

Wednesday 2 December Celebration of Learning Days Last day of Scripture

Thursday 3 December Celebration of Learning Days Year 6 Dinner

Friday 4 December Stage 1 Incursion – 1MC 2J 2W

Term 4 Week 9

Monday 7 December Kindergarten Excellence Assembly Reports go home

Tuesday 8 December Stage 1 Excellence Assembly Year 6 Fun Day (Day 1)

Wednesday 9 December Stage 2 Excellence Assembly Stage 3 Excellence Assembly

Thursday 10 December House Captains Speeches 2021

Term 4 Week 10 Monday 14 December Class Parties

Tuesday 15 December Year 6 Fun Day (Day 2)

Wednesday 16 December Year 6 Assembly Last day for students

Term 4 2020 Important Calendar Dates

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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

It is hard to believe we are just over half way through Term 4. Where has the year gone, let alone this term? The school has been a hive of activity and the children have been working hard as the year draws to an end. I am excited to announce that Mrs Brown will be returning to Riverbank a little sooner than we had hoped. We will see her on a full time basis from Monday 14 December. Remembrance Day Service Remembrance Day is a day of special significance to all Australians, commemorating the loss of Australian lives in all wars, conflicts and peace operations. Our thanks to our School Leaders for leading a moving virtual service to remember the sacrifices of all serving men and women.

Parent Portal – reports

After consultation with the community at a P&C meeting during Term 1, we advised that semester

reports were going to be moved online. Semester 1 reports were still printed due to COVID and the

simplified report structure. In Semester 2, reports will not be printed and will only be available

online using the Parent Portal. The Portal allows parents to view their child’s attendance data,

review their reports previously published on the Portal and available NAPLAN data. All families

received a letter with student access keys during Week 3 of Term 4. Parents and carers who have

not yet accessed the Parent Portal, are encouraged to sign up over the next week so that they are

ready for when reports are available in Week 9.

Community Engagement Videos

Please visit the school website to view our five amazing Community Engagement Videos.

https://riverbank-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/

Cooler Classrooms

The Cooler Classrooms Program is a $500 million, five-year investment by the NSW Government to

improve learning environments in public schools across NSW. At RPS, the program will deliver air

conditioning and fresh air ventilation in 21 classrooms and library spaces. Installation works began

on 26 October 2020, with work taking place between 6am and 6pm Monday – Friday and 7.30am

and 3.00pm Saturdays. It is estimated that construction works may take up to 22 weeks with an

installation plan in place to minimize disruption to our classrooms.

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Wattle seeds This month, One Giant Leap Australia Foundation are sending wattle seeds to the International Space Station in collaboration with JAXA. The seeds will be in space for 6 months and then return to Australia in time for Science Week 2021. Supported by the Australian Space Agency, the “What’ll happen with the wattle??!’ program was offered to 150 schools across Australia. We recently entered a submission to take part in this program and are excited to announce that we were successful and these seeds, along with ones germinated on Earth, will be planted in our garden to see if there is any difference in the way they grow. Part of our submission was a video to show why Riverbank would be a suitable Earth-bound resting place for the wattle. Students worked very hard to make the video as creative as possible. This can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPRgcYOWHzU&feature=youtu.be

We hope you enjoy “What’ll we do with the wattle?”

Music: Count Us In

You Won’t Bring Us Down – RPS celebrated music education in Australian schools through Music Count Us In. This year’s main celebration day took take place on Thursday 5 November where our students joined thousands of students across Australia at the same time by signing ‘You Won’t Bring Us Down’.

NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC Week celebrations were held across Australia from 8 – 15 November to celebrate the

history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is

celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. The week

was a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to support our local Aboriginal

and Torres Strait Islander community. The 2020 NAIDOC theme Always Was, Always Will Be

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recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000

years.

Diwali

Diwali (Festival of Lights) was celebrated on Saturday 14 November. Diwali represents the triumph

of light over darkness and good over evil. Our students have enjoyed joining in the festivities by

creating Rangoli artworks. Happy Diwali to our community.

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Circus Berserkus

Stage 3 students will be organising and running the annual Circus Berserkus. The money raised from this event will help to subsidise the costs of the Year 6 Dinner and the Year 6 gift to the school. Circus Berserkus is also an opportunity for all Stage 3 students to learn and develop the leadership skills required to organise and run a whole school event. Circus Berserkus will take place on:

Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 - 24 November

Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 - 26 November Every child in our school is invited to attend Circus Berserkus at a cost of $5, for a day of fun. Stage 3 students are still selling Circus Berserkus tickets for $5 each before school under the Cola during Week 6. Year 6 Dinner We are looking forward to celebrating the 2020 Year 6 Farewell on Thursday 3 December at Castle Hill RSL. KindiFarm Incursion Kindergarten had their first incursion where the farm came to Riverbank. During Semester 1, students learnt about the needs of living things in Science lessons. Students were further able to learn about animals from the farm. Students had the opportunity to hold, feed and observe the following animals: calves, sheep, piglets, goats, rabbits, chickens and ducks. They discovered that some animals felt and sounded different from what they thought. There was also an opportunity to see sheep shearing and whip cracking. It was wonderful to see the students interact with the animals and they were so excited to ask and answer questions from the farmers. Kindergarten were very excited to go home and tell their families about what they saw.

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2021 Kindergarten Enrolment

If you have a child starting Kindergarten in 2021, please contact our school office for an enrolment

form.

Bike and Scooter Safety

Always wear a helmet when you ride or skate

All bicycle and scooter riders are required by law to wear an approved helmet that is securely

fitted and fastened. We are observing an increased number of students riding bikes and scooters

with no helmets. If this continues, Executive staff will confiscate bikes and scooters which will then

have to be collected by a parent.

Planning for 2021

Mrs Brown and I are busy planning in preparation for next year. To allow us to plan as effectively as

possible, we would like those families who know they will not be returning to the school in 2021 to

confirm these details as soon as possible by returning the attached form. If you are aware that

your child will return to school late next year, I ask that you confirm these details immediately. It is

important for all students to return on day 1 of the new school year. Taking leave at this time of a

new school year can have a significant impact on the formation of classes and the school’s

enrolment audit. If you are taking leave please ensure you have completed the certificate for

extended leave travel no later than 1 December. Please remember the first day of the 2021 school

year is Friday 29 January for Years 1-6 and Monday 1 February for Kindergarten. We are

anticipating 1900 students, with 73 mainstream classes and 3 support classes.

Birthday Buckets

As part of meeting guidelines set by The NSW Department of Education and keeping students safe

in response to COVID-19, parents and carers are unable to send birthday treats to school to

celebrate their child’s birthday until further notice. We have worked with the canteen to develop

Birthday Buckets. Any families wishing for their child to celebrate their birthday at school can order

a Birthday Bucket through the canteen website. This needs to be placed at least 24 hours prior to

the day required.

Have a lovely fortnight.

Mrs Elisa Baker

Relieving Principal

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Parent Communication

We use a variety of platforms to communicate information about upcoming events and highlight

the great things that happen at Riverbank Public School.

School Enews App

Important notifications are posted and emailed on the

School Enews App. School Enews is a free app available for

all mobile devices. Just download the app from the App

Store or Play Store by searching for Riverbank Public School.

Please ensure that push notifications alerts are turned on

so that you can receive information as soon as it is

distributed.

School Website

Our school website is updated frequently. Some notes

such as the Canteen Price List, Uniform Shop and our

newsletter are all available online. Our school website is

https://riverbank-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

Facebook

Riverbank Public School has its own Facebook page where we

celebrate student’s achievements. Parents are unable to post any

news items, but can comment on reports and photos. The page is

designed to keep the community up to date regarding all the

wonderful things that happen at Riverbank Public School.

Twitter

In addition to Facebook, Riverbank Public School use Twitter to share

events as they happen throughout the school. You can follow us on

Twitter @RiverbankPublic.

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Congratulations to our Term 4 Week 5 Kindergarten Merit Awards recipients

Class Class

KB – Shaurya, Mohit

,

KM – Aarush, Saisha

, Keeaan Nandla KC – Kathy, Aarya KN – Atlas, Darshaa

KE – Depesh, Pushti

KP – Swaran, Kaushidi

KHM – Sarrinah, Mahdhi KS – Kairav, Aanvi

KK – Ayan, Mohsen KT – Dara, Nishanth

KL – Ann, Omaansh

KW – Catherine, Aadvika

K-3B - Xander

Congratulations to our Term 4 Week 5 Year 1 Merit Awards recipients

Class Class

1A – Issac, Maskeen 1B – Ayden, Melody Shojaei, Sai

1D – Akira, Chloe, Fiza 1F – Levi, Selina, Haris

1L – Amani, Onelly, Riya, Rannfateh 1M – Smera, Diyaa, Thavanesh

1MC – Ayaan, Aadyanth 1N – Evan, Samaran, Shlok, Devanshi

1T – Agastya, Varish, Advait 1W – Haniya, Icey

1R – Emalina, Andrew, Ranveer

Congratulations to our Term 4 Week 4 Year 2 Merit Awards recipients

Class Class

2A – Naufel, Satvika, Saawian 2B – Om, Mujtaba, Ciara, Dhruti

2C – Agam, Alexis, Archer 2D – Garry, Prabh, Umamah

2FN – Ryan, Devin, Estelle 2G – Krishay, Diksha, Tanveet

2H – Yash, Zachary, Siya 2J – Siddharth, Ahaan, Dhrish

2K – Abhijot, Kaiden, Alisa 2M – Maxwell, Ashmi, Aalya

2S – Gurkirt, Austin, Keshav, Sharvi 2W – Tanisa, Lexie, Aayan, Xavier

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Congratulations to our Term 4 Week 5 Year 3 Merit Awards recipients

Class Class

3D – Aadya, Rithik, Aarush 3I – Hiya, Namith, Daksh, Abraz, Rohan, Srisha

3J – Cruz, Jahrome 3K – Yuvika, Haimi, Aariz

3M – Shubh, Faith, Agam 3O – Hassan, Ryshee, Siona

3R - Emaan, Daniel, Anwitha 3W - Ayesha, Nedal, Rayan, Gadin

Congratulations to our Term 4 Week 4 Year 4 Merit Awards recipients

Class Class

4B - Dehara, Aarit, Devnath 4C – Tanya P, Casey G. Aksh S

4D – Madeline, Archi, Netra 4J – Jaskaran G, Saisha M, Tejaswi P

4L – Samprit, Daksh, Kristoff

4M - Rishabh, Tylah, Netra

4O – Harshi, Yuvraj, Tanay

4R – Jeevan J, Michaela P, Jiya P

4W – Ateev G, Vithesh M, Roy S

3-5J - Ryan

Congratulations to our Term 4 Week 4 Year 5 Merit Awards recipients

Class Class

5B – Jade ,Anush, Aaron 5D – Dev, Kirrilee, Dhanya

5G – Khushi, Siddh, Diya 5L – Yuvraj, Sanjog, Derrick

5N – Advit, Oscar, Bella 5R – Kayra, Soumya, Diesel

5S – Aansh, Arel, Iman 5V – Sheryl, Jamie, Alfie

5-6G - Thomas

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Congratulations to our Term 4 Week 5 Year 6 Merit Awards recipients

Class Class

6B – Kai, Jaeda, Kamal 6C – Sura, Parham, Rachel

6K – Faiz, Lachlan, Karan

6L – Rhea, Rakshya, Ananya

6M – Vishva, Gillian, Ridhwan 6R – Rutavee, Sehajpal, Maher

Creative and Practical Arts (CAPA)

In Week 5 we had the School Photographer come to Riverbank to film all of our amazing dance groups, collect photos from our art clubs and mini films from our drama groups. In the next couple of weeks, we are excited to share our ’Virtual CAPA’ with the community. We are excited to showcase three of our Creative and Performing Art groups below.

Year 3 Art Club:

Year 3 Art Club have been learning about the life and art techniques of Vincent Van Gough. We

have examined his impressionistic strokes, bright contrasting colours and blending techniques. The

students are all very proud of the artworks they have made, inspired by some of his

famous paintings. Miss Renshaw and Mrs Jacobsen are very proud of their efforts throughout the

year!

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Year 1 Dance Group:

Wow, what can we say? The Year 1 Blue Dance group have been practicing their little hearts out to learn all the moves for our item! This week, they were very excited to perform in their full costumes and looked incredible! Miss Davis, Mrs Dalton and Mrs Cooper are proud of each and every one for their effort and dedication throughout the year.

Stage 2 Drama Group:

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Stage 2 Drama Group have been experimenting with tension, characterisation and humour for

their upcoming virtual performance of ‘Snow Blue and the Seven Monkeys’. They are extremely

excited for the big day and cannot wait to dazzle us with their dramatic flair.

Danielle Green

CAPA coordinator

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RPS Medical Procedures Prescribed Medication:

When a medical practitioner has prescribed medication that must be administered during the

school day, parents/carers must:

notify the school

provide up to date information as required

supply the medication and any 'consumables' necessary for its administration in a timely way

complete the Riverbank Public School Medical Permission Note (please see the office for a

copy of this note).

The administration of prescribed medication in schools is carried out by staff who volunteer and

who are trained. Students must not carry medication unless there is a written agreement between

the school and the student's parents/carers.

Individual Health Care Plans:

An individual health care plan must be developed for:

severe asthma, type 1 diabetes, epilepsy and anaphylaxis

any student who is diagnosed as having a condition that may require an emergency response

any student who requires the administration of health care procedures

If your child has any health conditions and does not already have an existing individual health

care plan, please contact the office to collect the required forms.

If your child has an adrenaline auto injector (EpiPen) prescribed by a medical practitioner, an

Action Plan for Anaphylaxis must be completed. If the school does not have a current, Action Plan

for Anaphylaxis please have your child’s doctor complete one immediately.

If your child has allergic reactions where no adrenaline autoinjector is prescribed by a medical

practitioner, an Action Plan For Allergic Reactions must be completed. If the school does not have a

current Action Plan for Allergic Reactions please have your child’s doctor complete one

immediately.

If your child has been prescribed by a medical practitioner as having asthma, an Asthma Action

Plan is required. If the school does not have a current Asthma Action Plan please have your child’s

doctor complete one immediately.

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Early Departures

Parents should not remove their child from school before the end of the school day unless the

child has a pre-arranged medical appointment or there are exceptional circumstances, such as a

close relative being taken to hospital unexpectedly.

Lost Property

Our lost property tubs are located outside the staffroom and are checked daily by

staff. Lost property which is labelled will be returned to students the following day.

Please ensure that all uniforms, lunchboxes and water bottles are labelled with your

child’s name.

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Dropping Off and Picking Up students

A ‘Kiss and Ride Zone’ or ‘Drop-off and Pick-up’ area utilises existing 'No Parking' zones around

schools. In these areas, drivers may stop to drop off or pick up children, however No Parking rules

apply:

• Maximum stop time is 2 minutes

• Driver must remain in or within 3 metres of the vehicle

• Vehicle must not be left unattended

Additional safety tips for school zones:

• Always drop-off or pick-up your child from the designated area, following the school’s

procedures

• Make sure children use the footpath-side door when getting in and out of a car

• Make sure the hand brake is applied when the vehicle is stationary

• Never double park

• Never park across a pedestrian crossing

• Never undertake a U-turn in close proximity to the school.

Safety Tips for Students:

• Stay buckled up until the vehicle has stopped in the ‘Drop-off and Pick-up’ area

• Make sure your school bag and other items are in a safe position, e.g. on the floor

• Be ready to get out of the car with your belongings when the car has stopped and you have

unbuckled your seatbelt

• Always get in and out of the backseat of the vehicle through the safety door - the rear footpath-side door.

No Stopping

What does it mean? You cannot stop in this area FOR ANY REASON (including queuing

or waiting for space).

Why is it there? Keeps clear sight lines between drivers and children/pedestrians.

Penalty $330 + 2 Demerit Points (School Zone)

No Parking What does it mean? You can stop in a NO PARKING zone for a maximum of two minutes to drop off and pick up passengers. If no spaces are available, you cannot queue on the road way or in any other zones while waiting for a space. You will need to drive away and park elsewhere, only returning when there is space to pull up. You must stay within three metres of your vehicle at all times.

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Why is it there? To provide a safe place for children/pedestrian set down and pick up.

Penalty $183 + 2 Demerit points (School Zone)

Bus Zone

What does it mean? You must not stop or park in a bus zone for any reason (including

queuing or waiting for a space) unless you are driving a bus.

Why is it there? To provide a safe place for large buses to set down and pick up

school children.

Penalty $330 + 2 Demerit Points (School Zone)

Pedestrian Crossings You must not stop within 20 metres before a pedestrian crossing or 10 metres after a crossing unless there is a control sign permitting parking. Why is it there? To ensure that children can be clearly seen by vehicles

approaching the crossing.

Penalty $439 + 2 Demerit Points (School Zone).

Footpaths, Driveways and Nature Strips

You must not stop on any footpath or nature strip, or even a driveway crossing a footpath or nature strip FOR ANY REASON. Why is it there? You could easily run over a child or force pedestrians onto the

road to get around you.

Penalty $183 + 2 Demerit points (School Zone)

Double Parking

You must not stop on the road adjacent to another vehicle at any time even to drop off or pick up passengers. Why is it there? Double parking forces other cars to go around you causing

traffic congestion and reduces the view of drivers and children crossing the road.

Penalty $330 Demerit points (School Zone)

The school is very fortunate to have dedicated volunteers who assist in the safe pick-up of students

in this area. Please follow any instruction given to you by these volunteers in order to keep the

children safe.

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If you can believe it, it's getting to that time of the yearwhere we chase up overdue books. We have a HUGEnumber of overdue books, at the time of writing 449books are overdue. Please send books in this week, even if it's not yourchild's library day. We have a returns box outside theLibrary for books to be placed. Next week, we will send out overdue notices. If thebook is damaged or lost, we ask that you please payfor the replacement. You need to pay this in cash viathe office or the Library. Our preference is of coursethat you return the book!

BORROWING ENDS NEXTWEEK!

Diwali, the festival of lights wascelebrated by many Riverbank families.Why not find out more on the science oflight? We have many great books. Here

are just a few...

DiwaliDiwaliDiwali

LIBRARY NEWS

Overdues...

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Our most popular collection this year for Grades 3-6has been the Graphic Novel collection. If you're asold as me, we called them comics! They are in veryhigh demand and students need to makereservations to ensure they get the book they want!They were popular at the Book Fair, with manystudents purchasing the 'Smile' box set. I asked 4Owhat they love about Graphic Novels so much...."I love the pictures" "The stories are interesting""So fun to read" "It makes me read longer""More relaxing to look at"

Graphic Novels

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Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Maths

news... Kindergarten enjoyed the story If I Built a School, by Chris Van Duden.

They have been asked to design a school of the future and are busy

working on their planning stage of the design process.

Olivia Wolff

K-2 STEAM teacher

Jodi Seward

ICT Coordinator/year 2-4 STEAM teacher

Stage 1 have developed their animation skills to show movement of still

objects. They have learned about various techniques used by animators

to ensure a smooth animation and transition between frames. They

have taken colourful cog wheels and animated them to roll across the

screen. Some clever students even made them change colour as they

rolled! This is a free app that students can download and use at home,

called Stop Motion Studio. If you have an Apple device at home, down-

load this fantastic app and watch (or join) your kids as they make an

animation! It’s a lot of fun!

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news...

Stage 2 STEAM

Stage 2 have been busy in their classrooms making animations of the life cycles of a

chosen living thing! They have used the skills learned in STEAM, to show their under-

standing of living things and their life cycles through animation!

This past week in STEAM, students have created cartoons to tell a story. They have

used an app called Toontastic which is a playful storytelling app that scaffolds the

creative writing process and empowers kids to create their own animated cartoons.

Toontastic is great for sparking students’ imaginations and uses the Story Arc to help

frame their writing. Students have used the app for creating stories and science re-

ports and have had a great time doing so! We built cardboard ‘sound studios’ from

cardboard to amplify our voices and block out others as we recorded our dialogues.

The students have loved working in these little booths!

Jodi Seward

ICT Coordinator/year 2-4 STEAM teacher

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news... Stage 1 STEAM Club

During STEAM Stage 1 have been using

the Splat and the skills they have al-

ready learnt to begin designing a play-

ground.

Miss Michelle Matthews and Miss Anita Wu

Stage 2 STEAM Club

This week we were given 1 straw and a piece of paper, and had 10 mins

to make it fly. We then learnt how to create hoop flyers using the same

materials. We were very impressed with our results!

Mrs Francesca Barraga

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Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Maths

clubs...

Stage 3 3D Printing Club

Students have been challenged to design an iPad stand. They had to consider the

weight of the iPad, the thickness of the device including the cover, and the right angle

for the iPad to tilt without tipping over. They had to carefully measure and create their

design in 3D.

Game Changer 2020

Last week our Game Changer team competed at the state semi-finals. Our Riverbank

Revolutionaries followed a design thinking

process to think of innovative solutions

that would involve using technology to

connect the community. Our team

brought a lot of energy, enthusiasm and

ingenuity to the challenge.

They finished the day pitching their

creative idea of a device that would

make technology more accessible for the

elderly and allow them to communicate

with their loved ones, truly taking the

‘technical’ out of ‘technology’!

Congratulations to the team on their

amazing efforts today and we look

forward to seeing more ingenious ideas

that could to improve the lives of others.

Jodi Seward and Nathan Lee

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RIVERBANK PUBLIC SCHOOL 25 Wentworth Street THE PONDS NSW 2769

Ph: 9626 7511 Fax: 9626 1001 Website: www.riverbank-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Email: [email protected]

21 October 2021 Dear Parents/Carers, Non-returning/Late returning 2021 If you know that your child/ren are not returning to Riverbank Public School next year or will be returning after the commencement of the 2021 school year, please complete the form below and return to your classroom teacher. If you have more than one child, please return with your eldest child to their classroom teacher. The first day for students in Years 1-6 is Friday 29 January 2021. The first day of school for 2021 Kindergarten students is Monday 1 February 2021. Non-returning 2021 - Year 6 please do not complete. Child 1 ______________________________________ of class ______________

Child 2 ______________________________________ of class ______________

Child 3 ______________________________________ of class ______________

Child 4 ______________________________________ of class ______________

Destination school ___________________________________________________ Late returning 2021 * An ‘APPLICATION FOR EXTENDED LEAVE’ form MUST BE completed and returned to the school office by 1 December. The following child/ren will be returning to Riverbank Public School after the commencement of the 2021 school year. Child 1 ______________________________________ of class ______________

Child 2 ______________________________________ of class ______________

Child 3 ______________________________________ of class ______________

Child 4 ______________________________________ of class ______________

My child/ren will be starting school on the following date ____________________

Signed ___________________________________ Date __________________

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Part-Time Work

Multiple Permanent part time position – Multiple Locations Across Sydney – 7010

Help protect our vibrant school communities

Become a School Crossing Supervisor!

Keep our kids, parents and teachers safe on the road

Be a second pair of eyes for our local motorists

Earn an income and still have time to live your life to the fullest

School crossings require 20 hours of supervising per fortnight. Shifts for Hobartville Public School, Chipping Norton Public School, Castle Hill Public School, Kings Langley Public School,

Killarney Heights Public School, Beresford Road Public School, Anzac Park Public School, Waitara Public School fall between 8:30am - 9:30am and 2:30pm - 3:30pm.

Does this sound like you? Reliable in good or bad weather

Good communication skills

Community spirit

Positive energy

If it does, visit jobs.transport.nsw.gov.au to apply today! Applications close Sunday, 29th November

2020